Engi El-Haddad
Engi may refer to: * ENGI, a Japanese animation studio * Engi, Switzerland, a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland * Engi (era) was a after ''Shōtai'' and before ''Enchō.'' This period spanned the years from July 901 through April 923. The reigning emperor was . Change of era * January 23, 901 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The ...

Engi, Switzerland
Engi is a village, and former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality, in the Glarus Süd, municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. The village lies in the valley of the Sernf river, and consists of the three adjacent village parts of Engi-Vorderdorf, Engi-Dörfli and Engi-Hinterdorf. History Engi is first mentioned in 1350 as ''ze engi''. From the 16th century, slate industry, slate mining took place on the Landesplattenberg, overlooking the left bank of Sernf river, which provided slates for roofs, floors and stoves, and later for use in schools. From 1602 the trade was sufficient to support an export tax, and exports to northern and western Europe peaked in the 17th century. The operation declined in the following years, before again increasing with the construction of the first road up the valley in 1826. By 1840, nearly two hundred workers were working in the mine, which was abandoned in 1961 but is now preserved as a tourist attraction. The Ear ...
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